How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.7%

World rank

113th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Years of data

2006–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2006–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan stood at 0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Afghanistan ranks 113th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2006 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
2006	0.132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
2007	0.1952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.9%
2008	0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2009	0.1696 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2010	0.1246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
2011	0.1142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2012	0.1045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2013	0.1045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2014	0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2015	0.105 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2016	0.1084 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2017	0.1065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2018	0.1091 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2019	0.1045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2020	0.099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2021	0.135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.4%
2022	0.1295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2023	0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2024	0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.1735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
2010s	0.108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

110 Russia 0.125 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
111 Chad 0.1228 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
112 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
114 Botswana 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 Turkmenistan 0.0655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 China 0.057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

More external debt data for Afghanistan

IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.2% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA -9.35 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.2192 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.7% (2020)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -13.09 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.1019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.